Willie Bester: Apartheid Laboratory

Gloria House & Alison Kenzie

Art Gallery of Windsor (May 2008)
40 pp 14 col. ill. 6.5 x 7.5 in hardcover
978-0-919837-78-2
$20.00 Can.
$24.00 U.S. (16 euros)

Willie Bester is regarded as one of South Africa's most important resistance artists. Using found objects and discarded materials in his sculptures and paintings, Bester creates narratives about the ways in which institutions manipulate individuals - with particular reference to the inner workings of Apartheid. Born in Cape Town in 1956, Bester left school early, held seasonal jobs and was once sent to punlishment camp because he could not find work. He began taking art classes at a community college in the 1980s, won local prizes, and has since exhibited throughout Africa and Europe, notably at the 45th Venice Biennial, the Centre Pompidou and the Hayward Gallery. This publication documents his first solo exhibition in North America. Two essays, a biography and several colour plates comprise this striking publication.

 

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